Chassis sales declined 1.1 percent in September in the U.S. and Mexico, according to the National Truck Equipment Association’s December 2015 OEM chassis report.
Chassis sales increased in Canada, the 12-page report noted. However, that increase of six percent wasn’t enough to offset the declines in the other two countries.
In all three countries, sales of cutaway chassis slumped. Sales of all other chassis cab categories increased in Canada, while low cab-over engine and conventional cab sales increased in the U.S. and Mexico.
Graphs with the report show that sales in all three countries have trended upward since 2010. The report anticipates that growth will likely slow down in 2016 and 2017.
The September slump in sales followed a rebound in August when Mexico and U.S. sales were up nine percent compared with August 2015. In Canada, August sales were 8.8 percent higher in 2014 than in 2015.
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